Over There (Australian TV series)

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Over There
Genre Drama
Written by Colin Free
Country of origin Australia
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producer Eric Tayler
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network ABC
Release1972 (1972) 
1973 (1973)

Over There is an Australian television drama adventure series which first screened on the ABC in 1972 to 1973. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

Three members of the Kirby family from a small New South Wales country town serve with the Australian Army during World War II.

Cast

Main cast

Episodes

  1. A Long Way from the Junction
  2. Just to Get the Feeling
  3. Snowy Parker Would Be Proud of Me
  4. The Making of NX11358
  5. The Lord Sends the Food and the Devil Sends the Cook
  6. Billy the Pig
  7. Five Pounds and 28 Days in the Glass House
  8. Touch of the Sun
  9. The 100-Mill Girl
  10. Something Must Be Wrong with Me
  11. Champagne Charlie Is Me Name
  12. Botticelli’s Widow
  13. Among My Souvenirs
  14. Hostilities Have Broken Out
  15. Overload
  16. Enemies
  17. Keep in Touch
  18. The Good Soldier
  19. Onslaught
  20. Fellow Travellers
  21. Bodies and Souls
  22. Mother Knows Best
  23. Over the Fence Is Out
  24. The Hounds of Crete
  25. Spent Force

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References

  1. "Chronology".
  2. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1963), "Television Drama", 21 v. : ill. ; 25 cm., Annual report of the Australian Broadcasting Commission., Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament), Sydney: ABC (1971/1972, PP no. 240 of 1972), ISSN   0313-3222, nla.obj-1848637011, retrieved 17 August 2023 via Trove